Sainte-Rita is a municipality in Quebec, Canada.
Sainte-Rita | |
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![]() Location within Les Basques RCM | |
Coordinates: 47.95°N 68.9166667°W[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
RCM | Les Basques |
Constituted | January 1, 1948 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Michel Colpron |
• Federal riding | Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata —Les Basques |
• Prov. riding | Rivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata |
Area | |
• Total | 131.60 km2 (50.81 sq mi) |
• Land | 129.84 km2 (50.13 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 313 |
• Density | 2.4/km2 (6/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 164 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | ![]() |
Website | www.municipalite. sainte-rita.qc.ca |
Demographics
Population
2021 | 2011 | |
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Population | 303 (-1.3% from 2016) | 313 (-11.8% from 2006) |
Land area | 129.52 km2 (50.01 sq mi) | 129.84 km2 (50.13 sq mi) |
Population density | 2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi) | 2.4/km2 (6.2/sq mi) |
Median age | 54.4 (M: 54, F: 54.4) | 49.8 (M: 49.4, F: 50.5) |
Private dwellings | 140 (total) | 164 (total) |
Median household income | $37,483 |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1991 | 402 | — |
1996 | 387 | −3.7% |
2001 | 388 | +0.3% |
2006 | 355 | −8.5% |
2011 | 313 | −11.8% |
Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Sainte-Rita, Quebec[8] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Census | Total | French |
English |
French & English |
Other | |||||||||||||
Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011 |
310 |
310 | ![]() |
100.00% | 0 | ![]() |
0.00% | 0 | ![]() |
0.00% | 0 | ![]() |
0.00% | |||||
2006 |
350 |
350 | ![]() |
100.00% | 0 | ![]() |
0.00% | 0 | ![]() |
0.00% | 0 | ![]() |
0.00% | |||||
2001 |
360 |
360 | ![]() |
100.00% | 0 | ![]() |
0.00% | 0 | ![]() |
0.00% | 0 | ![]() |
0.00% | |||||
1996 |
365 |
355 | n/a | 97.26% | 10 | n/a | 2.74% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% |
See also
References
External links
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